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50 Cards in this Set
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Aorta |
To body/largest artery of body |
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Arch of aorta |
To upper body |
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Brachiocephalic trunk |
1st branch of aortic arch |
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Thoracic aorta |
Chest cavity |
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Abdominal aorta |
To abdominal cavity; legs
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Coronary artery |
Supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle |
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Subclavian A/V |
To/From shoulder |
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Axillary |
To/From Underarm |
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Brachial A/V |
To from upper arm |
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Radial A/V |
To/From lateral lower arm used to take pulse |
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Ulnar |
To/From medial lower arm |
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Superficial Palmar arch A |
To/From hand |
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Digital A/V |
To/From hand/ fingers
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External carotid artery |
To tissue external to skull |
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Internal carotid artery Vertebral artery |
Internal : to brain (anterior) Vertebral: to brain (posterior) They are paired arteries that serve the brain |
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Basilar artery |
To brain base |
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Circle of Willis |
Arterial anastomosis at base of brain |
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Pericardial A/V |
To/From pericardium |
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Bronchial A/V |
To/From Lung Tissue |
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Pulmonary A/V |
To /From lung (pulmonary circulation) |
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Celiac trunk |
To liver, stomach and spleen |
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Hepatic A/V |
To/From Liver |
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Gastric |
To/ From Stomach |
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Splenic |
To/From Spleen |
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Superior Mesenteric A/V |
To/From small intestine |
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Inferior Mesenteric |
To/ From large intestine |
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Suprarenal A/V |
To/ From adrenal glands |
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Renal |
To/From kidneys |
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Testicular( ovarian) |
To/From testes |
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Lumbar A/V |
To/From posterior abdominal wall |
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Median sacral A/V |
To/ from sacrum, coccyx and rectum |
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Femoral A/V |
To/From upper leg (The external iliac artery entering the thigh) |
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Popliteal |
To/From knee |
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Anterior/Posterior Tibial |
To/From lower leg |
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Dorsalis pedis A/V |
To/From top of foot |
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Plantar A/V |
To/ From bottom of foot |
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Coronary sinus |
From heart muscles |
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Superior vena cava |
From upper body |
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Inferior vena cava |
From lower body |
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Internal jugular V |
From brain |
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External jugular V |
From superficial tissues of the head and neck |
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Cephalic V |
From superficial lateral arm |
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Basilic V |
From superficial medial arm |
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Median cubical V |
From superficial middle of arm (usually take blood from this vein ) |
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Azygos V |
From thorax; drains into superior vena cava |
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Great saphenous V |
From superficial medial leg (longest vein) |
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Hepatic portal V |
From intestine to liver |
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Phrenic A/V |
To/ From diaphragm |
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Internal iliac A/V |
To/ From pelvic area |
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External iliac A/V |
To/ From superficial leg |